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Time Remaining To Bid: 14 days 7 hours 50 mins. 15 secs.
Item Will Close On: Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5932090

Category: O82 - Personal Letters & Papers

COL. LESTER J MAITLAND SIGNED PHOTO, LETTERS AND PAPER GROUPING

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Lester J. Maitland (February 8, 1899 - March 27, 1990) was an aviation pioneer and a veteran pilot of World War I and World War II. Maitland competed in many air races and exhibitions. On October 14, 1922 he become the first pilot in the United States to fly faster than 200 MPH. He would later break the World Absolute Speed record when he flew at a recorded speed of 244.94 MPH on March 29, 1923.
On June 28, 1927, Maitland and co-pilot Albert Francis Hegenberger flew their plane, the Bird of Paradise from California to Hawaii, becoming the first men to make this flight.

Grouping consist of 16 pages with signed 8x10" photo of him, magazine articles, signed letters, photos with inscriptions by him and signed, newspaper clippings, etc.

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